Posted on 11/17/2012 1:51:23 PM PST by NormsRevenge
I’ve read a few accounts of the struggle for independence. I’ll bet there were a lot of Congolais that were perfectly happy with the ancien regime.
In the early ‘60’s, the UN took the wrong side in the Congo, and they are still reaping the rewards of that ill-gotten harvest. They should have backed Tshombe in the Katanga Revolt, and we would have seen a wealthy, pro-western power in the heart of Africa instead of the tribal carnage we have now.
too bad that WWI and WWII chewed up so many Europeans.
population will expand to fill the vacuum.
The European powers had enough manpower between the World Wars to continue their hold on the colonies in Africa, the subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The European hold on Africa began to loosen in the 50s and 60s when “the winds of change” began to blow, and Africa exploded. There were a few peaceful transitions of power, and the occupying powers managed to leave their mark, culturally, on their former colonies.
well thats just it. all this emigration we see is a result of the prior colonial expansions and the wars in other continents.
the reason the UK is turning into Northwest Asia is because of Raj. the reason France is turning into Mahgreb North is because of 1800’s colonialism. The reason the US has pockets of Viets, Cambodians, Hmongs, and Somalis is because of our own little wars. These places lose their best minds to EU UK and US, and are left with second tier intellects to run their affairs with the usual predictable results.
Those European powers - and now the US - are paying the price of empire. I left the UK in 1974 after five years and even in those days, the place looked like Quetta.
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